AFRICA

The Sahara Desert is growing in ways that make it compete in size with larger countries over time. Today, its coverage of the Northern part of Africa is larger than multiple states in the United States. This expansion in the land size of the desert is attributed to the decline …

A Ugandan Minister has been shot and killed by his bodyguard. Retired Col Charles Okello Engola, the deputy minister for labour was shot at his home in the capital, Kampala, on Tuesday morning, BBC.com reports. The bodyguard who is yet to be officially identified is reported to have shot his …

Residents and survivors of an alleged massacre in a Burkina Faso village say 136 people, including women and infants, were killed as they blamed security forces for the April 20 attack. “We were on the way to the well with my donkey when we saw them moving towards us,” Belem …

An attack on a military base in eastern Burkina Faso has killed 33 soldiers and wounded 12 others in the latest outburst of violence in the West African country. The besieged soldiers killed at least 40 “terrorists” on Thursday before reinforcements arrived, the army said in a statement. The attack …

Authorities in New Jersey have launched an investigation after a mother and her 9-year-old daughter were found deceased with axe wounds in their Roselle home on Wednesday. According to NBC New York, the bodies of 9-year-old Kelsey Morrison and Keisha Morrison, 45, were found in their home after the minor …

President of the Republican of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed worries over the persistent electricity crisis in the country. According to him, Load shedding means that households and supermarkets are unable to keep food fresh, water supply is often disrupted, traffic lights do not work and streets are not …

Mansa Musa, the emperor of the Mali Empire, was widely considered the richest person in history. His wealth was so immense that it was impossible to accurately quantify. However, his story of how he acquired his fortune is not just a tale of opulence, but also of determination, resourcefulness, and …

Nigeria has begun the evacuation of its stranded citizens in Khartoum, Sudan with the deployment of 40 luxury buses to take the evacuees to Egypt for airlifting to the West African country. In a series of tweets by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (Nidcom), the exercise started on Wednesday with …

The Sudanese army has pounded paramilitary fighters with air strikes in the capital, Khartoum, while deadly fighting has flared in Darfur as a ceasefire that has slowed street battles is set to expire. Columns of smoke rose on Thursday near the presidential palace in Khartoum and areas north of the …

Deposed Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is being held at a military hospital in Khartoum after fighting between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) broke out and engulfed the prison where he was being held. Al-Bashir and about 30 other prisoners were moved to Aliyaa Hospital on the recommendation …